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Blue Mountains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1892

8 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Fair Megalong

Katoomba Times · Friday 8 January 1892 · page 4

Fair Megalong, pride of the Mountains. Where leap from the rocks, a thousand wild fountains. That plunge into ravines void of descent,…

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Katoomba Flower Show

Katoomba Times · Friday 15 January 1892 · page 2

THE above Flower Show and Industrial Exhibition will be held next Friday and Saturday, and should prove a success. It Is in aid of the local School of Arts, which is not is such a flourishing state as it…

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Skating Carnival

Katoomba Times · Friday 29 January 1892 · page 2

TUESDAY holiday would not have properly finished up without a carnival; so Messrs. Bracken and Baster catered for the people's amusement by giving a first class Carnival. The elements tried to put a set on…

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Katoomba Annual Flower Show

Katoomba Times · Friday 29 January 1892 · page 2

THE above flower show was held in the Odd Fellows' Hall, Katoomba, last Friday and Saturday afternoons and evenings. The attendance during the afternoons was not nearly so good as on previous…

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Skating Carnival at Katoomba

Katoomba Times · Friday 13 May 1892 · page 2

ON Tuesday night another carnival was held at the Katoomba Rink, under the able direction of the lessee (Mr. F. Me[?]r). The evening was nice and fine and many spectators attended as well…

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The Fair Employer

Katoomba Times · Friday 4 November 1892 · page 2

Thus The Workman :--"There are many employers who with to be fair--try to be fair--but none arc fair in as much as fairness consists of giving a decent wage for a decent period of toil. The…

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Skating Carnival

Katoomba Times · Friday 11 November 1892 · page 2

ON Monday last a plain and fancy dress skating carnival was held at the I.O.O.F. Hall, Katoomba. There was not a great number on the rollers, but a goodly number of spectators were present. At 8…

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Rylstone Show. [CONTRIBUTED.]

Katoomba Times · Friday 18 November 1892 · page 2

THE first show in connection with the newly-formed horticultural society at Rylstone, which took place there on the 9th and 10th instant in the park, was a success in every respect. A special train brought…

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